YYoung_LMF


 * //Learning Motivation and Fun_YYoung //**
 * Five Generalizations:**
 * //1) High school and college aged students feel that instruction should have some type of discussion or role playing involved, not merely a lecture to be considered fun and engaging.//** Sharon185, for example described a fun learning during when she was 19 years old during philosophy class at UC Riverside. The experience included an open discussion about God and religion. She felt that it was a fun experience because she was on equal footing with the Professor, and even in a class with over 200 students, it was not intimidating. John82 also shared an experience that supported my generalization, while in the 11th grade his History teacher allowed the class to role pay the Trial of Sacco and Vanzetti. To John82 the experience was fun because of the iteration between other students and teachers for the week long simulated trials.


 * //2) Females consider self instruction and utilizing online learning opportunities as a fun and engaging experience.//** Avni114 shared an experience when she was 16 years old participating in Tech Lab 2000, the class was assigned to choose a project and focus self teaching as a method of learning. Anvi114 taught herself to develop a websites, and was able to learn web design online. In addition to my own second interview submission, where my friend Kenisha taught herself to type using an online CD called Mavis Beacon, Diane through self teaching learned to do geocastining by looking up information online. Using online sources and a GPS receiver she was about to communicate with GPS satellites. In each situation, they all found self instruction fun and engaging because of the satisfaction that comes from learning and achieving desired outcomes on their own and seeing their hard work come to successful fruition.


 * //3) Older more experienced learners find that fun and engaging experiences are ones that end in creating a tangible end result or product.//** Melissa46 shared an experience that occurred in her late 20's during a scrapbooking class after hours at an arts and craft store. She really enjoyed creating something that was personal to her. Sarah23's experience was similar to Melissa46, and both share successful end results which made the instruction that they received fun. Sarah23 shared how when she was in her 30's she tried surfing while her family was taking a class in Hawaii with her family and did really well on her first attempt at surfing.


 * //4) Audiences 19 years and older value humor as a part of instruction and consider humor a major contributor in the experience a fun and engaging learning experience.//** Fina163's experience was with an instructor teaching Portuguese at SDSU who made the class fun by using dry and sarcastic humor. The instructor's humor made her feel welcomed, entertained and not put on the spot during class. Sam121 agrees with Fina163 value of humor during instruction. During his Freshman year of college a Philosophy teacher used humor, and stories that made fun of fallacies that people committed throughout the semester.


 * //5) High school and college undergraduates enjoy games as a way to make learning fun or engaging. //** John96 discussed how when he was 15 years old, during his World Geography class, he participated in a government subsidy game. He enjoyed the game because he had control over actions and it involved competiveness. Chris171 also shared a similar experience as a Junior in high school, his Geometry teacher introduced him to a way of solving math problems by becoming a "Mathematical Sherlock Holmes", searching for clues. And by turning Geometry in a mystery game, Chris171 received the highest grade in the class.